Transforming a residential substance dependence program: Experience from the National Rehabilitation Centre, United Arab Emirates

Mental Health and Substance Use: Dual Diagnosis

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 353-362

  Elarabi, Hesham ^a   Alozaibi, Naseeba ^a   Shawky, Mansour ^a   Wanigaratne, Shamil ^a   Salas, Susan ^b   Al Hamedi, Fatima ^a,c   Al Maskari, Buthaina ^d   Al Marzooqi, Sarah ^c   Al Khaja, Alyazia ^a   Al Ghaferi, Hamad ^a  

^a National Rehabilitation Center   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Susan Salas Consulting   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEIKH KHALIFA MEDICAL CITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

assessment; comorbidity; inpatient treatment; residential treatment; service provision; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LENGTH OF STAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84908607746     PISSN: 17523281     EISSN: 17523273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17523281.2014.939218     Document Type: Article

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